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119th Congress · H.R. 6740 · Introduced

VA TRUST Act

Latest action May 20, 2026: Committee Hearings Held

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[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 212 (Tuesday, December 16, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FLOOD:H.R. 6740.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Artice I, Sec. 8[Page H5942]

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  • Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] · [R-NE-1] · F000474
    Rep-NE-1 current · 3 terms · @USRepMikeFlood · 1 district office

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  • Financial Institutions (house) · house · rank 12
  • House Committee on Financial Services (house) · house · rank 21 · site
  • Housing and Insurance (house) · house · Chairman · rank 1

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  • 301 South 13th Street, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE, 68508 · 402-438-1598 · 40.8107323,-96.7029892

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Connected committees (0)

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  • Veterans' Affairs Committee [House Standing]
    2026-05-20T13:25:59ZHearings By (full committee)
    2026-03-18T16:45:45ZHearings By (full committee)
    2025-12-16T15:02:05ZReferred To

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  • 2026-03-18Committeevia House committee actions
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    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • 2025-12-16IntroReferralIntro-Hvia Library of Congress
    Introduced in House
  • 2025-12-16IntroReferral1000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in House

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  • Display Title2026-01-08T11:23:14Z
    VA TRUST Act
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    VA TRUST Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIH2026-01-08T11:23:13Z
    Veterans Affairs Transparency and Reform of the Upper Senior Tenure Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIH2026-01-08T11:18:20Z
    To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify pay rates for certain Senior Executive Service employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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